CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
The Field Described 11
Travancore. An Ancient and Sacred Land. Size. Population. Reasons of its Isolation.
Social System. Brahmans. Nayars. Traders. Shanars. Ilavas. Other Castes' History. First part of India which received the Gospel. Early Syrian Church in Travancore. Portuguese Power. Francis Xavier. Influence of Rome upon 8yrian Christian Community. Present extent of the London Missionary Society.
CHAPTER II
The Ringeltaube Period, 1806-1816 18
Ringeltanbe's Diary. Political Condition of Travancore. Ringeltaube's Personality. Vethamanickam his first Convert Ringeltaube's Anival and Reception. Christians among the Hills and Cares. The first Church at Mylady. State of first Converts. Ringeltaube's Methods of Work and Discipline. Colonel Munro's Help to the Mission. Ringeltanbe's Illness. He ordains Vethamanickam. Gives him Charge of the Mission. Leaves the Country. The lost Leader. Estimate of Ringeltanbe's Character and Work.
CHAPTER III
The Growth of Forty Years, 1816-1856 81
A Lonely Flock. Visit of Bishop of Calcutta. Charles Mead's Arrival. Nagercoil made Head Station. Gift by Ranee of Travancore. Foundation Stone of Nagercoil Church laid. Richard Knill. Nagercoil Seminary. First Printing Press. Mr and Mrs Mault Arrived. Quilon Occupied. First Deputation from Board visits Travancore. Their Report. Formation of Neyoor District. Raman Thampi. His Liberality and Suffering. Opposition. Pareychaley District started. Mr and Mrs Abbs. Mr Roberts and the Rajah's College. Mr Mead's return from Furlough. Reinforcements. Commencement of Trevandrum District. Mr Whitehouse and Seminary. Influence of English Education. Slavery in Travancore. Lace-making and its Results. Mr Lewis and Santhapuram. Dr. Leitch and the Medical Mission. Arrival of Mr Baylis. Retirement of Mr and Mrs Mault. Results of their Work.
CHAPTER IV
From Jubilee to Centenary, 1856-1906 46
Arrival of Mr Dennis. Retirement of Mr Whitehouse. Sir Charles Trevelyan's Action. Disturbances. Upper Cloth Troubles. Changes in Trevandrum and Quilon. Dr. Lowe reviews Medical Mission. Famine and Cholera. Testimony of Dewan to Christian Liberality. Accessions. Dr. Waring and the Puliyar Caste. Developments. Ordination of Native Ministers. Steps toward Self-Support and Self-Government. Dr. Thomson and Medical Mission. Maharajah's Ward. Church Council organised. Government Census. Formation of Pastorates. Six Years' Movement. Changes in Mission. Cholera. Reinforcements. Losses by Death of Native Workers. Death of Mr Mateer. Forward Movement. Trevandrum Hostel opened. Changes in Staff. Native Evangelistic Society Established. Church Union formed. Celebration of Centenary.
CHAPTER V
Educational Work of the Mission 66
Missionaries Educational Pioneers. Changes in Missionary Position. Present Conditions.
Village Schools. Girls' Schools. Need of Seminary. Ringeltaube's Letter. Mead and Mault's Efforts. Object of Seminary. First Seminary Teachers. Mrs Roberts' Use and Development of Seminary. Distinguished Students. Seminary Affiliated to Madras University. Scott Christian College. Present Conditions of Villages and Churches. Special Need for Theological Instruction. Opinions of Leading Missionaries. Divinity School for South India. Extension and strengthening existing Training Class. Rise of Christians in Educational Status. Prayer for Skilled Labourers.
CHAPTER VI
Medical Mission Work 76
Development of Medical Missions. Their Position and Power in Missionary Enterprise. Co-operation. History. Ramsay. Dr. Leitch's first Report. Dr. Lowe. Training Class for Medical Evangelists. Dr. Thomson's Active Years. Erection of Central Hospital, Neyoor. Trained Nurses. Great Increase under Dr. Fells. Testimony to Christian Character. Present Staff. Economy in Expenditure. Charges for Medicine. The Question of Result. The Converted Fakir. A Grateful Patient. A Village Opened. Native Medical Evangelists. Influence of their Work. Hope for the Future.
CHAPTER VII
Women's Work among Women 83
Position of Women in Indian Literature. Present Social Condition. Work of Missionaries' Wives. Boarding Schools for Girls. Testimony of Dr. Mullens. Financial Responsibility. Lace and Embroidery Industries. Caste Girls' Schools. Influence of Medical Mission. Mrs Thomson's School at Eraniel. Biblewomen's Work. How Begun and Maintained. Present Position of this Work. Growth of Friendly Feeling.
CHAPTER VIII
Evolution of Church Life in Travancore 93
How first Christians were Gathered. Different Classes of Christians. A Missionary's Work. Life before Organisation. Needs of the Missionary. Growth seen in Mission Buildings. Changes in Missionaries' Duties. Change of Primitive Mission into Complex Organisation. Supreme Object of Mission. How Far this has been Reached. Self-supporting Pastorates. Church Council. Native Evangelistic Society. South Travancore Church Union.
Object of the Mission. A Hindu's Criticism and Reply.
Table of Missionaries and Statistics 105 & 106
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Map of Travancore Frontispiece
Native Leaf Book 4
Scene on Backwater, Travancore 5
Syrian Priest and Church, Travancore 6
Female Leper Home 8
River Scene in South India 10
Travancore compared with Wales 12
Nagercoil School and College Buildings 13
Cape Comorin, South India 14, 15
Bathing Tank and Temple, South India 19
Rev. W. T. Ringeltaube 20
Idols in a Village Shrine 21
Village Life, South India 22
On the Road 23
District Travelling 23
The Potter 26
Extract from Ringeltaube's Journal 29
View from Mission House, Nagercoil 30
Nagercoil Church 32
Nagercoil Church, Interior 32
Group of Missionaries 33
Rev. Charles Mault 36
The Seminary, Nagercoil 37
Orphanage at Nagercoil S9
Rev. J. Cox 40
Rev. J. O. Whitehouse 41
Rev. F. Baylis 44
Contributions to the Collection 45
Members of South Travancore Church Union 47
Rev. S. Mateer 49
Rev. Dr. and Mrs Duthie 50
Dr. John Lowe 51
A Group of Native Workers 53
Dr. Thomson 55
On the Road, South India 58
A Hindu Devotee 60
A Christian Teacher 61
Mateer Memorial Church 64
Evangelists and Students 65
Nagercoil Church 67
A Christian Church 69
Nagercoil Seminary and College 71
The Scott Christian College 72
Group of Mission Workers 73
Group of Scholars 75
Medical Mission Staff, Travancore 76
Mission Hospital, Neyoor 79
Do. Operating Room 80
Branch of the Medical Mission 81
Martandam Mission Hospital 82
The Leper Settlement 84
Mrs Thomson and Biblewomen 85
Lace Workers, Nagercoil 86
Embroidery Workers, Neyoor 87
Neyoor Boarding School 89, 91
Group of School Girls 90
Travancore Lace 92
Village Congregation and Chapel, Travancore 93
Evolution of a Church — No. 1. A Beginning 95
Do. No. 2. An Improvement 96
Do. No. 3. Still Advancing 97
Do. No. 4. Further Growth and Improvement 99
A Self-supporting Church 100
Members of the Travancore Staff 103
Scenes in Travancore 104

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